Chasing Wisdom

Peter Katauskas is owner and president of Alexander Financial Group, an insurance and financial services firm. He’s been married to his wife Connie for 42 years. They have three married children, Eric married to Kelly, Brian to Bre, Julie to Chad, and eight grandchildren. Son Brian is a Youth Pastor at Northland. Peter holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Taylor University. He also has a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation from the Chartered Property and Casualty Society.

Husband of 29 years; father of four; Strategic Business Mentor.

Troy is a self-described, “Normal, everyday guy, with a few academic credentials, who’s not all that impressed with himself. He is confident in his practical experience, however, because he’s been 'beaten up a few times in business' (as proven by his gray hair and stress wrinkles). He's constantly astonished at his life, the enormous blessings he's been given, and frequently surprised by the success he has somehow garnered along the way.”

Troy brings value to entrepreneurs through his diverse business background which, he has been told, allows him to provide effective counsel on many levels. He has been fortunate to have been involved in several start ups, worked in small businesses, and even served as a corporate executive for a multi-billion dollar corporation. Troy has created television commercials, sat on not-for-profit boards, stressed over payroll, created effective strategic plans and mentored/coached numerous leaders. He has also provided coaching and consulting in various industries, including: healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, restaurant, physical therapy, logistics, local and state government, economic development, workers compensation, and alternative fuels, to name a few.

Transformational life and business coach, corporate marketing professional, author, wife, mother, and most importantly woman of God, Theresa Campbell brings high-achieving, remarkable women into the life they dream of but fear they can’t have. Whether growing a business, jumping a rung on the corporate ladder, or navigating a crucial conversation with loved ones; Theresa equips her clients to optimize their potential through the power of deep listening. As founder and CEO of Her Life, Her Legacy LLC., and creator of the Leadership & Listening Institute for Women, Theresa believes that mastering the practice of deep listening (to self, others and God) is the gateway for creating peace and prosperity in all areas of one’s full and authentic life.

Theresa works with high achievers because she is a high achiever herself. In her twelve years in Marketing and Business Development at Ford Motor Company, she opened 9 Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers, sold billions of dollars worth of inventory, provided performance consulting to over 50 independent dealership franchises, and helped develop the corporation’s first ever work-life-integration initiative entitled, “Drive Culture.”

As an up and coming thought leader in the personal development world, Theresa is quickly becoming known as the go-to expert in the field of deep listening — specifically as it pertains to the significant impact it has on the lives and work of amazing women leaders around the world.

Her book, “Dying to Live: A Smart Woman’s Guide to Loving Her Life and Living Her Legacy,” has helped dozens of high-achieving women get clear on what truly matters, take action, and live a life of passion and purpose. She is currently working on her second book, “Just Listen,” that will be released in December of 2018.

Theresa received an M.B.A in Management and Entrepreneurship from Rollins College and currently resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband Craig, daughter Sarah, son Jackson and dog Luke.

Julie had the honor to work with some of the brightest, most courageous people over the past seven years. Together, they created deux mains a social entrepreneurial business that fights poverty through the productions of high fashion ethical footwear and accessories.

The hybrid business model includes their nonprofit partner, REBUILD globally. REBUILD globally was born in the disaster of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and survived its wake by embarking on a mission to provide a sustainable solution for survivors - replacing conventional methods of charitable aid with a social business ecosystem. They have been working to improve the lives of those most affected by poverty and the earthquake for seven years through the creation and incubation of our fashion brand, deux mains. REBUILD has trained, equipped and empowered craftsmen and women to be ready for the workplace and they then have a direct line to dignified, living-wage employment at deux mains, which is owned and operated by the survivors who dreamt of its inception.

Dynamic, articulate, and enthusiastic Business Process Engineer. Experienced leader with particular strength in

communicating vision and purpose. Excellent presenter, trainer and facilitator.

Tim DeTellis serves as president of New Missions, educating over 10,000 children from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Tim's latest book "Good Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods" helps others remove the fear of reaching their neighbors. Also available on Amazon Kindle.

Dr. Hamilton hung that “shingle” at the entrance to his office in the rural mountains of western North Carolina in June, 1973. Five years and more than five hundred babies later, he left the mountains to teach family medicine to aspiring young residents at Florida Hospital in Orlando. It was there that he discovered an aptitude for medical administration that led him to complete a master’s degree in business and to pursue a career in physician leadership.

Dr. Hamilton has wide experience in medical practice and administration, having worked as executive director for a large academic physician practice plan affiliated with Loma Linda University School of Medicine; medical director for HMO Georgia, a division of Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Chief Medical Officer of Florida Hospital, an eight-campus, 2,000-bed institution; and as medical consultant to Tennessee’s Medicaid program. Along the way, Dr. Hamilton continued part-time clinical work in various acute care settings.

Community service has been an important part of Dr. Hamilton’s life. He volunteered and served as a board member for organizations providing healthcare services for the homeless and uninsured. Other significant community interests include blood procurement and food provision for the hungry. He is an adjunct professor, having taught graduate-level courses in Healthcare Policy and Administration.

Married, with two daughters and two grandchildren, Dr. Hamilton is active in his local church and enjoys water sports, golf, snow-skiing, and is an avid reader.

Dr. Hamilton is committed to working with hospitals to improve the quality of patient care. His conviction is that physicians who experience deep purpose and meaning in the practice of medicine, and who achieve a wholesome balance between their personal and professional lives, are in the best position to provide quality care and meaningful leadership in our healthcare institutions. His career is dedicated to working with hospital and physician leaders to build healing cultures within hospitals and healing relationships among healthcare providers.

Sharon helps business leaders and entrepreneurs maximize critical systems to accelerate performance and profitability.

Whether it be systemic business consulting or Integral Coaching, the customized processes, she offers involve transformational research-based approaches that are whole, complete, and fully integrated. The work is grounded in adult development principles and practices that create a systematic approach to change. The methods honor and support the existing strengths of the client even as they create space for deep and profound exploration into new ways of thinking and doing. The result is a more robust way of doing life and business.

Geof cofounded Mercantile and has been doing a little bit of everything since day one. He has years and years (and years and years) of banking experience under his belt, and uses it to help smooth out some of our more difficult (or as he says “creative”) loans and get our clients the financing they need quickly and efficiently. Mostly, he keeps the ship pointed in the right direction. Geof grew up in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. He spends nine weeks each year at his summer home there, but manages to stay plugged in with us between kayak trips. He graduated from Rollins College with his bachelor and MBA degrees, and has taught at the LSU Graduate School of Banking since 1998. Out of the office, Geof is an avid bike rider — paved-trail riding in Florida and mountain biking in the Adirondacks — and loves being with his grandchildren.

John Crossman is President of Crossman & Company, one of the largest retail leasing, management, and investment sales firms in the Southeastern US, with over 28 million square feet of properties located in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Under John’s leadership, alongside his brother Scott, Crossman & Company has been named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Florida Trend magazine.

John has been an active member of ICSC for over 22 years. He has also held either a national, regional or state level ICSC leadership position since 1997, including the ICSC RECon Advisory Board, CRP/CSM Admissions & Governing Committee and a member of the ICSC Foundation Board of Directors. John is Past President of the Central FL Chapter of NAIOP and an executive board member for the UF Bergstrom Center for Real Estate and FSU Center for Real Estate Education. Governor Rick Scott appointed him onto Valencia College's Board of Trustees, and in 2015, presented him with the Governor's Business Ambassador's Award.

As an active speaker and writer, John has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, Shopping Centers Today, to name a few. He was appointed as an executive member of the DOT by Mayor Buddy Dyer. For the last 6 years, was appointed to the Regional Service Academy Nomination Board for Senator Marco Rubio.

John is nationally known for his passion for diversity and his work with college students. Acting on his passion, John has an endowed student scholarship foundation established at FSU, Florida A&M, and Bethune-Cookman, named after his father, the late Reverend Kenneth C. Crossman.

In his spare time, he is involved with numerous charitable activities and considers his greatest achievement to be the fact that his wife, Angie, agreed to marry him in 1996. They have 2 daughters, Claire & Ava.

Specialties: Development, Leasing, Marketing, Management, Retail, Receivership, Dispositions, and Acquisitions.